Theresa Surname
Approximately 4,899 people bear this surname
Theresa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,226 | 1:144,488 | 9,212 |
| United States | 1,073 | 1:337,800 | 30,474 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| India | 537 | 1:1,428,427 | 54,539 |
| Indonesia | 166 | 1:796,682 | 60,566 |
| Malaysia | 160 | 1:184,339 | 11,025 |
| Papua New Guinea | 110 | 1:74,125 | 9,709 |
| New Zealand | 82 | 1:55,223 | 8,747 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Canada | 64 | 1:575,712 | 47,839 |
| Liberia | 61 | 1:72,271 | 6,117 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Solomon Islands | 30 | 1:19,334 | 3,744 |
| Zambia | 27 | 1:587,034 | 24,185 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Lebanon | 11 | 1:512,462 | 12,816 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Thérésa (2) are calculated separately.
Theresa (1,008,489) may also be a first name.
Theresa Demographics
Average Theresa Salary in
United States
$32,924 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Theresa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Theresa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Theresa (Bengali: টেরেসা, Hindi: थेरेसा, Marathi: थेरेसा, Oriya: େଥେରସା) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Thérésa. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Theresa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 96,971st most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,487,558 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Theresa are found; 43 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Theresa is also the 883rd most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,008,489 people.
The surname Theresa is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,226 people, or 1 in 144,488. In Nigeria it is most common in: Cross River, where 10 percent reside, Ebonyi, where 8 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 7 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Ghana, where 17 percent reside.
Theresa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Theresa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 9,755 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Theresa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Theresa are 3.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.76% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Theresa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23.7% less than the national average, earning $32,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.27% less than the national average, earning $47,563 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Theresa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Theresa in the Bengali language | ||
| টেরেসা | teresa | - |
| Theresa in the Marathi language | ||
| थेरेसा | theresa | 63.48 |
| तेरेसा | teresa | 13.48 |
| टेरेसा | teresa | 7.87 |
| तेरेजा | tereja | 2.81 |
| तेरेस | teresa | 1.69 |
| ठेरेसा | theresa | 1.12 |
| टेरीसा | terisa | 1.12 |
| तेरसा | terasa | 0.56 |
| थेरेस | theresa | 0.56 |
| टेरेजा | tereja | 0.56 |
| थॅरेसा | theresa | 0.56 |
| थेरेसी | theresi | 0.56 |
| थेरेशा | theresa | 0.56 |
| टेेरेसा | teeresa | 0.56 |
| थेरेश | theresa | 0.56 |
| टेरसा | terasa | 0.56 |
| थेरेज | thereja | 0.56 |
| थेरसा | therasa | 0.56 |
| Theresa in the Hindi language | ||
| थेरेसा | theresa | 57.14 |
| तेरेसा | teresa | 28.57 |
| थीरसा | thirasa | 14.29 |
| Theresa in the Oriya language | ||
| େଥେରସା | etherasa | 44.44 |
| େତେରସା | eterasa | 33.33 |
| େଥେରଶା | etherasa | 11.11 |
| େଥରସା | etharasa | 11.11 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Theresa
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